Daily Republican., 1887-11-18
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T0D UDM90 Oh IT, aoAn0SSs
Brief mention was made in jester.
days REPUBLICAN Of the death g
M. Edward McIntire who died sud.
deuly in his ciIlce ~ the Water Depart
nsent shortly after . O'Clock yeseeroay
aftsruoou. aud the following fActs have
slpcs been Obtained. Mr.. hcIntire bas
beon In failing health for soma time,
Hno sbout Q week ago wss told by his
hvsicisp that be had batter remain 81
bis hcme, % II was mot safe for him 10
venture cut alone.
ne. however, continued 10 a.tend 10
bis utiss - clerk IN the Wsssr Dspare
msnt. sud had lust rsfurued irom his
dinner yesterday, and pAssod upsseirs
10 his ofiics, when those In sho fovm %
low heard him fall, and upon Fastening
urttnirs they found him hing 90 10.
tloor near the end Of lounge. He VS.
uiuked up aud laid on the lounge and
several physicians summoned. pus De-
fore they arrived be Gas dead. Coroner
Bnrnbill wss Immediately potihed AND
gave q certificate Of death from heart
disease, after which tho body was taken
20 his Iste residence, No. All HAST fiisn
street.
The deceased vas Q native OF this
city and was bora june 2lst, 1915. He
vas the eldest Of eight sons Of rhomse
McIntire, and OF the ensiro number oos
one, rhomss, survives, and be lives sf
Hheiiburn Ralls, Mass. John, James,
Charles and William ell enlisIed dur.
ting the rebellion and the hrst three
we're killed In action. The latter came
home ON furlough, and it 10 supposed
he vas murdered The last tune hs vas
seen alive wss in b saloon at Fourth
and King streets known n xhe Central.
and keps by . man named Brockman.
He left there about IL 30 O'Clock in
tbe evening and nothing farther Was
seen or heard OF MIN until the NC ~
NOR nings when his body was found ti
fearful RAeh on his head. Several per
sons were susp!cioaed Of being concern
cd In The mrr der, but the manner oi
his death remains as much OF . mys-
terry to-day Ne IL Was at the time. lie
also had one sister, Mrs. Ogden, who
died recently.
Edvsrd learned the trade Of . oar
pepfer. and In 1883 obtained . Dosition
In the p, w. Il b. railroad company q
car shcps. He wAs attentive 70 bia
business, and three years later was pro-
moted to tho position OF bookkeeper In
the locomotive department.
After leaving tbs employ Of the rail-
rosd company, which was lue 70 q
chsues in the management, the dc
ceassd wa, employed - clerk By diff
fersns persons. He Was . Democrat
and ~ such held several local o6.css
In 1859 he was Nom bar OF City Ooan'
oil, In 1870 he WAS street com mis stone r.
In 1876 resis.er OF tbs water depart
neut, and In 1880 hs WAS elected .
mem her of she Board cf Hduca.Ion
For thu pael .hres years he hsd been 9
cls'k In the water department.
hl was . prominent member OF thi
q 4 Fellows and the second oldes
Esnbsr Of thSt orgsrixAtion In THU
6tata.
10 wss initiated In the mysteries oil
toe order by Meehanics' Lodge. No. A.
CT THO city. on June IS, 1889. Twt
years lator, on hsy ~, i84l, he va,
e.eoEec grand waidou Of the Crane
L4dgs OF the State, and three year
later, on June IL, 154&, no Was elevated
10 .Ss position Of grand master Of th,
Grand Lodge OF tbs State. In ls47 b
was chosen 70 be grand secretary Of th,
Grand L9dge, which place he hlled with
ability until Ocsober !, 1873, when b.
declined q rs election. Isaso w. Hal
lam, ths present incum bent Of thA
90, tuccee1sd him then.
In addition 20 these services In th
grand Jurisdiction, he served as score
taFy Of MechanicS Lods &c for forty year
Anu In the same office OF Delaware En
o2mpment, No. /, ior forty.fo year
psssed ell the chairs OF Delaware Er
campment, and In 1856 hs represente
| the Grand Lodge OF the State In th
Grand Lodge Of tha United States, n
sem bied In Baltimore. Forty years "a
he Joined the order Of Free Masons, b
| ing initiated In WAshinston Lodge, N,
member Of Temple Lodge. No IL.
He was Instrumental 10 forming th
Imp. o. 4. NJ. and was the nrst men
Der In this StAte.
Mr.. McIntirs is the ffth past gran
master OF the Grand Lodge 1. o. o.
Of this State who has died within
yosr. William q. Bseds. who died o
Marsh 2S last, was the hrst; James q
lott died In June; Robert b. NcDol
neil or June 20, and John A. WillAl
| ON AuRubt ~. Inc last ham Cd dt6d
his home In Philstslphis
He was ia a.terdAncs at tas meeting
OF the grand bodies Of that order whis
were held in this city on Tuesday aI
"Wednesday Of this week, and his su
den death will be = shock to his brotl
ers vhsm he met on those occasions.
He leaves wifs aud three childre
Henry B ax-Chiei Engineer OF 81
Water Department.; Etwafd e., sups
iutsnden. OF the Oohsnssy glass worI
At Bridseion, n J and Ella g.. wife
John v. Hjde, OF this oity, are ais ch
drsn.
Toe time for tho funeral has not >
been announced. but 1t will be attend
by the Mayor aud other city oii3cis
the msm bars OF Council and the orgaI
zations with which he was eonn necte